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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, July 14, 2004
Everyone has a special talent. Mine is getting in
trouble by performing a simple task, which results in
at least one problem, and often escalates into the kind
of difficulty encountered by people like Gen. Custer.
For example, while Jan and I were engaged (to be
married) I used my meager store of fix-it knowledge
to make sure the antenna lead to my ‘55 Buick was
secure. But I suggest that anyone doing this first re-
move their wristwatch and turn off the engine. My
watch made contact with something quite shocking
under the dash, and I got three burns of varying de-
gree on the top of my left forearm after it came flying
out from under the dash. Still have the scars.
Last weekend I decided to spray the front door
and one side of the “Noose” edifice because there was
a lot of dust, lint and nasty bird stuff on them. No big
deal. Right? First, I scratched my hands and arms get-
ting to the water spigot because some gnarly black-
berry vines were trying to take over.
While washing down the areas aforementioned,
the hose kept kinking. When I’d yank it to straighten
it out, I’d get water down my sleeves. But it made my
scratches feel better.
Finally finishing, I wiped water and debris off my
eyeglasses, rolled up the hose (being careful of the
blackberry vines) and entered the office. There was a
huge puddle of water in our entryway. Apparently we
don’t have a watertight door. Thinking quickly (but
not intelligently) I flipped over the entryway mat to
soak up the water. Except the mat is not designed for
that kind of work.
Managed to get the dripping mat outside without
causing too much more mess. Draped the mat on the
top of our SOS dumpster so it would dry. Used old
issues of the “Noose” to soak up the excess water in
the entryway. Very clever except for the inkiness left
behind. Used paper towels to finish the job, managing
to empty the dispenser and had to reload it. Which for
me, Mr. NonMechanical, is another story.
Meanwhile, the mat had fallen off the dumpster
into the dirt. Made some lovely muddiness. Got that
cleaned up. Decided on one more chore.
People keep parking on an alley leading to the
“Noose” complex, blocking access. So I put up “No
Parking” signs. Only dropped the hammer three times.
While I was at the top of the ladder. Only hit my left
thumb once, but it was enough.
Did not fall off the ladder, although I slipped once
and got a splinter in the palm of my right hand.
Missions accomplished, I headed for home. Had
some chores there, but after the office incidents de-
cided to put them off. Much safer that way.
Weekend Float Fly at Selmac
Rogue Valley Flyers
will hold its 12th annual
Float Fly at Lake Selmac
on Saturday and Sunday,
July 17 and 18.
Hours Saturday will be
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sun-
day 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The public can attend.
There is no charge to
watch the radio-controlled
boats and aircraft.
Illinois Valley News
An Independent Weekly Newspaper Co-owned and
published by Robert R. (Bob) and Jan Rodriguez
Bob Rodriguez, Editor El Jefe
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Josephine County Three Rivers School District, published
at 321 S. Redwood Hwy., Cave Junction, OR 97523
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I.V. Lions applause
From Karen Arneson
Cave Junction
I would like to say
how much I appreciate the
Illinois Valley Lions Club.
Unfortunately, last
summer I began to lose the
use of my legs. I could
hardly walk, and could not
afford to purchase a walker
for myself.
A member of the I.V.
Lions Club saw the diffi-
culty I was having and of-
fered me a walker; free of
charge.
The walker helped im-
mensely, however, I even-
tually lost the use of my
legs completely. Like An-
gels, the I.V. Lions Club
came to my rescue again
and gave me an electric
wheelchair.
If not for the I.V. Li-
ons Club, I would not have
the independence I have
today.
Shop Smart bouquet
From Al Smith, director
Bar-O Ranch
Gasquet, Calif.
I want to express my
appreciation to Shop Smart
Food Warehouse in Cave
Junction for helping us to
teach a life’s lesson well
worth learning.
In
June
the
“Triplicate” newspaper in
Crescent City, Calif.
printed a story about a lit-
tle girl, Alexandra, “Alex”
Scott. At the age of 1, Alex
was diagnosed with neuro-
blastoma, a form of cancer
that has only a 40 percent
survival rate.
At the age of 4, Alex
took the old advice, “If life
gives you lemons, make
lemonade.” Alex opened a
lemonade stand to raise
money for cancer research.
Her stand did well, and the
idea caught on with people
all over the country open-
ing “Alex’s Lemonade”
stands.
All proceeds go to
Alex’s foundation, which
funds research at sites
throughout the country. As
of the time of this article,
the foundation had re-
ceived approximately
$200,000.
Alex is now 8 and her
health is failing. But she
continues to raise funds.
The boys of Bar-O
Ranch decided to try to
help Alex achieve her goal
of raising $1,000,000. In
order to pull off the pro-
ject, donations were sought
from local businesses so
that our culinary arts class
could make cookies and
lemonade for the booth.
Shop Smart in Cave
Junction contributed all the
lemonade. Hundreds of
cookies were made to go
along with the 20 gallons
of lemonade.
We set up a booth at
the 4th of July celebration
in Crescent City. It was a
wonderful experience for
our boys to be part of
something so moving and
productive. We brought in
more than $1,000 for the
foundation.
Shop Smart and any-
one who attended the fes-
tivities and contributed to
Alex’s fund helped make
our 4th my most meaning-
ful one ever.
Bush on lumber
From Larry Cook
Selma
We should thank
President Bush for allow-
ing something productive
to come out of the lumber
the environmentalists al-
lowed to burn (500,000
acres worth), including
200+ of ours.
Now he wants to let it
waste. He protests the cut-
ting of wood, then goes
home, opens his front door
(made of wood), uses toilet
paper (made from wood),
and unless he’s in an igloo,
or dirt hut or such, wood is
what his house is made of.
So why can’t people
stop complaining about the
use of tax money by the
government for cutting,
especially when the same
tax money is used to pro-
test something they use.
They should go get a
job, or find an endangered
wood-eating bug or some-
thing.
Kalmiopsis lumber?
From Pamela Tennity
Selma
I watched the flames
of the Biscuit Fire roar
down the mountain across
from my home - just 3
miles from my home. My
family packed up and was
on 30-minute evacuation
alert for several weeks.
Am I worried about
wildfires consuming my
home? Yes. Do I think that
cutting large trees in the
Kalmiopsis Wilderness
will protect me during the
next big fire? No.
The U.S. Forest Ser-
vice’s Fire Science Lab
said, “The likelihood that a
home will ignite from
wildfire is almost entirely
determined by the land-
scape within 40 meters of
the building.”
The Biscuit Fire sal-
vage logging being pro-
posed would degrade
streams in sensitive fish-
bearing tributaries and riv-
ers. The natural recovery
of these slopes will be im-
peded if this burned-over
area is logged. The steep
slopes need what remains
to hold soil in place. Re-
member the mud slides in
California?
I support creation of a
Siskiyou Wild Rivers Na-
tional Conservation Area. I
do not support the largest
timber sale in history.
I, for one, will make
sure my elected officials
know that I am opposed to
logging in roadless and
wilderness areas for any
reason.
‘All that stuff’
From William Schneider
Cave Junction
By now, any intelli-
gent, honest, thinking indi-
vidual should realize that
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